put some teeth into

put some teeth into something

Fig. to increase the power or efficacy of something. The mayor tried to put some teeth into the new law. The delivery clause in the contract is too weak. Put some teeth into it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
IrÉNÉE	ee-re-NE	French
Beatrix	BE-ah-triks (German), BAY-ah-triks (Dutch), BEE-ə-triks (English)	German, Hungarian, Dutch, English (Rare), Late Roman
Evgeni	yev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian
Norah	NAWR-ə	Irish, English
Celestine	SEL-əs-teen	English
Chlodulf	-	Ancient Germanic